How Do You Make A Homemade Radio Antenna?
Anyone who has ever loved a student radio station has faced the same problem: how to get better reception out of a bad transmission. Thankfully, building a homemade radio antenna is actually a very simple procedure, requiring just a few cheap materials and a little patience. Build your frame from two pieces of scrap timber, cut to the same length, and make them at least two feet long. Nail or screw these to the frame in an “X” pattern, and then either add stabilizing rods, or bind with twine for stability. Glue, nail or screw scrap wood bars on the ends of your X-shaped frame’s arms. Wrap wire around the bars on the outside of the frame, securing the front end of the wire with a staple. You can staple the wire down periodically for added security, but this is not necessary. You will need to wrap the wire around the antenna at least 100 times to build a proper homemade antenna. Strip the end of the antenna wire of insulation, and then strip the end of a radio lead wire of insulation. Sp
